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Thursday, August 27, 2020

How spirituals, such as ‘Michael, Row the Boat Ashore’ and ‘Swing Low,’ bridge the Bible and Greek mythology

One of the most familiar of all spirituals is "Michael, Row the Boat Ashore" and it seems to have been written down first on St. Helena Island, off the coast of South Carolina, during the Civil War ...


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